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Wednesday, July 11, 2018

The Dragon's Thief by Riza Curtis Blog Tour

Chester. Magpie
shifter, renowned thief.

Chester knows better than to get involved when a dragon requests his services.
Anyone who steals from a dragon's hoard is not to be screwed with. There's something
alluring about Michal though, and Chester's always loved playing with fire...

Michal. Dragon shifter, first-born son.

Michal knows exactly who's taken the centrepiece of his hoard—his estranged
brother. The one person he can't touch thanks to family politics. It seems
simple enough to hire the little magpie shifter to retrieve what is his. But,
Chester is nothing like Michal expected, and in the end he might need to decide
whether the last piece of his mother is worth more than the man who could own
his heart.

Angie – ☆☆☆
I was really excited to read this story, even though it's really short, because
of the blurb and dragons. Honestly, nothing about this book worked for me. The
book is only 65 pages and there were so many pages that didn't have dialogue.
How can I connect to Chester and Michal with no dialogue? I couldn't. Michal
hires Chester to steal a sentimental item. So much goes into getting to that
part and then what happens when Chester does steal it, I felt let down. I
couldn't connect to any of the characters. When Michal shifts into his dragon
in the house to show Chester and then he could still talk to Chester, I lost
all interest. I am sure many will enjoy this short story, it just wasn't for me
sadly.

Riza began writing stories at
a young age to the annoyance delight of anyone she could bully
persuade to read them. Now somewhat older, if not wiser, things haven't really
changed.

Riza lives in England where they enjoy adding extra letters to words, tea, and
discussing the weather (it's always raining). She has a FdSci in Manufacturing
Engineering and is currently working towards her BEng. When she's not writing,
studying or doing her day job, Riza is obsessed with target archery and enjoys
shooting barebow.

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